Quotes About Self-esteem

sometimes—a lot of the time—it felt like her skin no longer fit her, and her body was only a collection of flaws to be fixed or at least disguised, an endless source of despair.

You are fine, just the way you are... Bodies come in all shapes and sized. Don't let anyone make you feel any differently. I wanted to believe him, but by then, of course, the damage had been done.

People don't like to see things that aren't perfect. It reminds them of what could go wrong in their own lives, I guess.

It's just—in my opinion—the Internet is a place where people end up making themselves feel awful, or hurting other people. And everyone pretends." His throat jerked as he swallowed. "Everyone tries to put the best versions of themselves across. To fake it. And when they're not doing that, they're sitting behind their screens, passing judgment and feeling superior to whoever they think's being sexist or racist that day.

The borderline individual does not accept her own intelligence, attractiveness, or sensitivity as constant traits, but rather as comparative qualities to be continually re-earned

Boys don't know how to be uncomfortable in their bodies, I realized, even the ones who don't look great. It's not that they can't be shy, or sad, or scared, just like girls. It's that they haven't been taught their bodies are bad their whole lives, like we are.

Be confident and the world responds to your confidence, rewards your faith.

He was part of a ruined generation of young men coddled by their parents -by their mothers especially- raised on unearned self-esteem, in a bubble of overaffection, in a sad incubator of phony achievement.

It is so easy to notice things about people and tell them. I don't know why people don't just give out compliments every single day.

They are still the pictures of myself I like best, for they convey that confidence of youth I no longer possess, especially in front of a camera. I

I feel sad as I laugh; I didn't know love at her age. What did I do? I read books and studied. I listened to my parents and did what they asked me to. Even though, in the end, I never made them happy. I didn't like myself, and something told me I'd end up alone.

I have body hang-ups - but I work the best of what I've got.

My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run.

People never realize how much work impacts there self esteem and sense of purpose until they leave a job.

Tremendous human energy is needed to walk God's walk, work God's work, fulfill God's will, and complete his dream for our self-esteem.

I couldn't work my way into being a good-looking guy.

I don't care how much you're working out; when you go to put on that bikini, you're like, 'Oh no!'

Money does not determine our worth

Until you believe in yourself, it does not matter how much you believe in God

Only people who believe in themselves are able to do exploits

Getting fired from work does not make you a failure. Letting it take control of your life is what does

Working hard and succeeding will make you feel valuable and important - thus the cornerstones of a confident personality is you, yourself.

*I'm hustling* is a low self-esteem having man's way of saying *I'm unemployed, * when answering a seemingly materialistic woman's question as to what he does for a living.

You get confidence when you get on a roll. When you are not struggling, and you get your players back, it is bound to make everyone feel better about themselves.